Roll-over traversing mechanism for molding machines



May 20, 1930. w. I Ewls ROLL-OVER TRAVERSING MECHANISM FOR MOLDING MACH-INES Fled May 26, 1927 6 Sheets-Sheet wlTNfssES 17%,.

May 20, 1930. w. I Ewls 1,759,825

ROLL-OVER TRAVERSING MECHANISI FOR MOLDING MACHINES Filed May 26, 1927 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 May 20, 1930. w. LEWIS Y' 1,759,825

ROLLOVER TRAVERSING MEGHANISM FOR MOLDING MACHIN-ES Filed May ze, 1927 -6 sheets-smet 5 4 WITN E ssfsv wf/vra Y I MMGWNL May 2o, 1930,

w LEWIS ROLL-OVER TRAVERSING MECHANISM FOR MOLDING MACHINES Filed may 2s, 1927 6 sheets-sheet 4.

May 20, 14930. w. LEWIS 1,759,825

ROLL-OVER TRAVERSING MECHANISM FOR MOLDING MACHINES Filed May 26. 1927 6 sheets-sheet 5 A5 I Aq ob @EL Q k wlmfssfs.- V mvfnron VWM /f J By A TTURNEY W. LEWIS May 2o, 1930.

ROLL-OVER TRAVERSING MECHANISM FOR MOLDING MACHINES Filed May 26, 1927 6 Sheets-Sheet 6.

IN VEN TOR WITNESSES: i

A TTORNEY j PENNSYLVANIA to 'eompriserol-lover :traversing mechanism formeldingniaehiues having ya rollover `,plate r y'feripali'ern earner with? iixedwtrunnions' and f Patzue'clrk 'May`A .20,193,641 7 The' principal uljeets presenjinven- 5 tion-aref, iii'st, to 'provideconipaeg simple, re-

lila-ble and comparatively inexpensive( roll over, traversing, pattern.dravvngmeehanism for meldingmaehines-andinerelespeeiallyfor v jar ramminlg and'fshoekilessijar ramming Inaj "19 ehinesf; secondyt'o provide suehamechanism eiecitfed `Wiiliin: eheftravense [so fixed Fandsvvitli- 15 eut-regard :to fclielexiaenigef'lbhe 'litit-lird, to' f ei'ieet rElletravers'ezanc'l turnoverfvmvovenlents byif nieanel ef 'ew gear"andgwilieuttiiejeinpleymerlil of @abile drums olii largediameter, in"- f "fact with drunisoi" as smalldiameterfasrnay (ZD berdeS'ed'; and iourtkhfto simpl-.iiy5eheapen and auth-e Asaune ytime improve' .the draw' or lifting mechanism;

fGeirerally stacedfihe inveniionniaybe.said

ceneentfrie fea-ble drumstheneemfla Vmouritiilg `ring motion, four cablesof which two are con- K neeted Wit-(h :said: drumsf'forturning thegpla'te' y Orcarrier and of Whichttheother'twojareopi' f erabively -zeonneeted for traversing .the plate or `carr1er,'@means on the 'mounting for 'operating sailleables in thesame direction'. and: at di'ereni' speeds toturnthe* plate or carrier substantially i180 circular .degrees While,jJrav-k ersing'; it. through any desired distance with (any desired. diameter .off #che drums'and-linde;A pendentofthel lit,andnieans"or raising and ylowering'saidfmounoing."j, l* f v l g T'lie'xinvention alsofcomprises .theimprovel A 4 mensto 'be presentlydeseribediand. finallyV ,v ha,

TrIn the ,following description 'greiereneefwill be made'toilieaecompanyinggd iugpartliereoand irrwhih .andi With'pantsfinsectionfillustraiingamold-ing liiaeh-ine 4 equipped with 'grollover'- l traversing Leehanisrn embodying e'aturesof ,4 the invention.

, FigluiefQfis Hf H215 .orgPl-an View ofethe 1112i?y `V j Fgureei'san end vW 'of' the machine.; .i

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fica/cion.

i Figure 42 is side illustraifing modgiv Figure v'5 i is a seetional'-view-' on the linev `A+B of Figure 4..

Figure f7 is an 'elevafional'vievv Ino'diiie'dy andipreferred'forni-jefeable gears' Figure 8y istop or plan view ofFigure 1 Figure 9 is an end view of Figure 7;

.Figure lQisfa vievvprfineipally inseetin 7,0

illustraiiingl :a modified' arrangement of the ycallegear, roperatirngxeyrlinders-i :lineE-j-F'eil Figure 11.v Y

Figures 13," v144 andalf Vare side, edge'f and detail seetionai views "of :the winding drinn shown. .in i Figure lf2: .drawn Ato an enlargedy Reierljingfo Figures lio Sytlie'invention is shown` in' application to a shollees'j'ar rammin'g' machine of which' Flle tep y of alie Vfiable is? indicated :at This :is iboovvell4 unl derstoe dly hof require deialil fdescriptiong f and carrier; or yrtrolle in l section onf l Figure 1l' isf-avvievv,viiiustrating "the 1^ hand pai-tief the gear fsllQWgnin Figure '10.

Figure 12. -isria eroseseet'ientaken on the* SES A Y ing that travel.'

landfil .connectedj with' the drums, 7,' 'and woundginffopposite c ireetions-.v In thecase off ;t'he" cable V1 2'thejs'lack reach from the idle shejm'e,30,1iisf;V shovvn at 14', and in the case fthatithe 'cables vare connectedjvith `the drum, 15h rmaningijis Vmataba-y .are'fafjtachedfrq it iandjtheyare Aalso:Wound in` opposite direc-,ffl

:mounting to permita the parts l Whieh'it {car- A l ftions 1 around; it. "The driving rsheaves or Vment the last-sentenceisjillustrative'offene advantageofptheusejof two cables moving in' the-same direction at- ,diiferentvelocities beitraversed ,its semi-'circumference only in ftionsuchadriun lwould havetobe aboutthree reasonable vsiz'e j and lvv'eigght because size and *Weight arey highly objectionable, andthe difjtraversing the'pattern carrierf.; To coverfany Y:desiredtraverse vWhile' making halfa turn,V

- the"fsemicircuinfercnce. of the drum 7 'would 'canlbeusedfandfrom this it Willfbe u'nderf 55 j stoodthat by :pulling the cables 12 and 13 at fn 12faster thanlthecable 13, the rolloverplate can be Vturned through 1 '80-circulardegrees 'n 1' @Whilsttra'veling along'theiailsto anyvdej- 60 tion.l with a j arzrarnmingi'inachine the Wheels i510.: in jarringmust clear the rails V8011WhichV4 VQthey rest when` rolling" and traversing, and

, Y@to provide the necessaryfclearance the plunge ers v19 are allowedgto dropa little further than i k'I here.Hare Ytvvo YVcables 1 2 i of KV"the-cable135the slackreachffromf thefdle sheave,lf81, is sho,wn atg15.. When "itisV said 'prise af pair of, plungers :19: and cylinders v 201 y'dri venbvfa rack'66j and pinion2 3pactuatedv a vplunger;2li inthe cylinder 32ec'arried b vthe l rolling on 'the fixed cable'glS-While the'vtravers= 'v iin Figure '.6 towr limit itsA lateral increment. v Iffthe `cable 13 Wereixe'd the'fdrum 7 Y would tcp of therollover carrier. or plate 5,;andibyY turning 1809,;and`to cover thedesiredr dis-v -tancefroin jarringlto pattern'. drawing posif l 1 flask and the AInold israrnmedbythe'jarring times as largezand many times/ as heavy, as 'Y the drum illustrated;` The Yidea is to .provide and Alrare slack enoughito perinit--thel' ruui ample Vmeans orroll'lngover with az drum ci v7to A'rise and fall freely, and, since.the;plate is pinnedtowthe top l-'oftheljarringftable ferentialmovementoff twocables V constitutes 'a'useiulandl y improved meansfvofrolling and both cables-'arefln'ade'to move-togetlier'atpre-fi deterininedratesanyconvenient size of drum" 's iredV position towardfthe right. yIn connec-r Vthe iaslV support 2. ineans of the .is required to deposit the platev 5 on the jairing LQ table 1. The contents of tliefflasl mounted l onto'p oftheplateV or carrier 5, carryingthe pattern canV thus be ranirnedby thej arring 1 'machineand uatthe end fof the'"rainrningoperation the vtracks or rails :Sion I thefinount-.q ings 'calli be raised toineet'theWheels,10,`and L- riesorsoine of them'tofeffectfthe described rrll'over` and "traversingV ir'r'oveinentlof the.VV plate or carrier 5, and,' of course, of the ask- Y, which it carries;V As shown, these means com-1 S0 'Y arranged toone sidefoftheZ-tablerlbfthei I Yjarring machine and abar 21, Figure 2,. conV nectinggthe plungers thru the dependentcas ingsiQf-to oppose" turnli'gfmovement .between sa-i'dplungers and ofthe,partsofthejmounts ing vvliichjtheyfcarry, `more? particularly the Y mounting.. `{This plungerfhas a. piston fh'ead' stop 1'1f1in pattern drawing( position., Rail)V Y' stops 341 and 35 may also be provided'asshown .A pattern'an'd flask lare providedon-,t'he

the'topfis meant thesideorfacethatlisfupej 'Y perrnost in Figure 1. `Sand isplacedfin the machine,` duringvvhi'ch process gthe` ..,cabl e`s 12 -When rolling and fV traversing, vhcxve'veni. this v slack is talrenup 'by the :.changedposition of 110. the`V cable carriers yrelative to ;the.druni}7 Thus vthejcables 'are' automatically tightened torfroll and traverse Y and Yautomatic'allyl; slackened for jarising..VV Upon conipletionfof" the jar'ramniing4 operationzthe. jarring 11:15 Y chine leavesthe plate or carriere in'p'ositicn Y to be picled up on the Wheels V'fl'Olbythe 'railsf 8. 'TheVK p atterri Vlidrawing plungers'gflf: are' 1 a thenV actuated, fraising the nimnti'ngianclfall-r the parts Yv vhiclrit carries top rovide fortuii V rdifferent ispeeds'toward the right, vvthe cable over movement ofthefplate 5, and during- 'I fthisoperation the plate5 isfheld riro rnj.turnYV ing by .thej cables Y 12 yand 13 which -fare?*at-ffv V'the formerfastejrthanithelatter, andllcausing the 'described' rollover..andt'raversezlmove?Y I I ments of-tliel plate 5 the. fiaslrabove i '1:,p@paniquerteam line/bfifait infame Y dIfJWIlgV an may befaecurately adjusted 4fori alignment. l ,Y

j infFiigires 10 fand-lll: tlfieplnngeifandl cylinder i 1 f andV rack 66'are:arranged lhoriz o'ntally 'and' i' l i areicAarried-Lby' the? 'channel'l bars i 6D{off-thez 'roomiforvtheninthepit..ir er meek-is Sh' Wn als gudedby the @11761; yf'tap'eringlthe face oftheWindingdrnmsor' ing :slackeningzo'f thecables Vfordrawing v:thefpatt'ern platerfearrier npfto its stopff e *InfFigufest-Y18.1915, @Bightofthey abl'is 0 fpassed-jthrough a yslot '62 'f in `vthel drum or turnedgthehighfend of one toWard'sftheg-low V`Yendo'fthe other; and they can be lifted 'by the 50 f-motion and la; traversing-motion, ,cahlesfcon Y neetedwith thedrums'toturn the plate, other i ion the mountingffor pullingsaid cables in the Y* 'l-glthelplate"orftableand'to traversait, and

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` "arring machinescomprising fa "rolloverv lplate tion" and travereingmQtiQfandV freedom V for 'jarring motion;V cables;V connected lwithv rj jthe drums, `cables"'lier trayei'singthefplate, -means 011'hefmelmtingafar 'pullingivsadeeble ifi the 'same direction' and at different speeds to?, turn the plate an'd'to trayersegit andtoper-ff Y v Y* Pmitit -to be ljar'red, fand means, forraising ,i fTh'es`t1`ntip58;.cariesasandjgnard'59and fseryes to take somelofthethrust'of-the cables e `RolloVen traversing' meehangm d #upon thelbearingsfefhtheir sheaves?` Asshown Y fari-'ing machines comprising-,La rollover` plate ytrolleyv framev inwhieh* the trnnnion's'fh' :freedom forV 3 arrmg and Iare'carriedto alorid lmountingcomprising a'trolleykfr'ame having? v"rshegwig andthe bight Vis clamped.lmtween1a'V i plunger's' 1 9,)thnsfcleari'ng the table. l 'offtheg j arring machine for the reception :moiV larger Y "j Y if; i.; "ringrfrom the plnngers`,` afharieonnecting,said:

,1 ;'1twillbeobvionstothoseskilledinftheart' fito Whichlthe Vinventionrelates fthat'modilca v Y *Y ti'ondsmay:hemade indetailsof construction .V l and-arrajngement andmatters .olifnereorm-V #without depaitingffrom the', spiritofV the in- @ventionV which gisjYnotlimitedLtoV suchy matters i'. for yotherwise thanl the priorrart and lth e .ap 'movements 'ofv the `incli'nedloars'forpperat inzthe'iabsence of the'plate Y A .Y 1 6-.R0l1overvbrewer*SileaY Y R'ollov'e'r: 'Y traiersing fmechani'sm orfzmoldingnmachines. comprising 3I-QllyrV molding machines fj comprising a. rollover' Y' "4 plate, Vhaving'trnnnions'fand cable drums; a

. n lolniting` for aordingfthe. plate atnrningl mounting'forfaffordingthegplatea*turning motion anda truersingmotion,` YVcables con n i .neeted with the drums; cables for tra versingN Y* i c ajolescOnnected tojltralverseV the, plate,=1neans v'same directionfandV at Vdifferentspeeds to tnrnff kinder arrangedin the plane' ofthe nionnting plungersif ier ,ranma and' lowering .the f 2; Renovar elearning: meenam@ if@ havingtrnnnionsand-cableclrums, amounted-:molding machinesgcompri'sing1 aYY pattern i *ingrfor ajording thetrnnnienstnrning m04V trunnions and in Yrespect tofwhich ..-the t'rnn and loweringthe n nuntingnr Y having trunnions and cablej,drumsgaslotted them `turning andgtraversing motions,jfc`ablesf, Y

VVconnected With-"the drumsgf cables connected" Y with fthegtrolley frame;` means on the mount ing forrpullingfthe 'cablesin-tfhesannedireciY v tion at d ier'ent'speeds,tofturnthe platefand I 4. Rollover traversing mechanism forni.. 'Y molding machnngs-comprisingaVV rollover.l Vplatef-l1av1ng trujnnlonsandrcable-drums;i aZV 5 i 85VV arslot ingwhich the trunnionsfare mounted and which isadapjted'to afford them turning"` -y vand l traversing motions- Van'o lj freedomv Y for l jarring motion,. cables connefetedfl thef 'f ',drums', cables connected Withg lthe?V trolley a'ndzlowering the mounting. 951 e i* spaced drawing fcylinders ,Y and, plllgeis Y adapted for arrangement vto one:V side ofthe table of'ajmolding machine,'l casings depend-V *1007 Y casingsitooppose turning moxfement. there'oLQ` in lined loars mtnmtedV onY thejplunger's andV adapted: to support the plate, andfmeansffo connecting .the inclined 4barsandcasing'slfor normal `operation and fondisconnectingfthe L, casingsand inclined hars; toaord turning ion mechanism 5 for, 1110.1

plate having 'trunnions vand cable c lrnni's;k

the plate, apairfof interconneetedsheaves on if y' thefmounting for pulling said`cablesfinfrthe" Vsame directionland atdili'erent .sneeds.toltn'rnl -Yf the plate vrand to traverse it, alpist'on and cyll" f 120e I? and'adapted to "operate,thejslieayesy; l'means forraisingiand lojWfe ngthem'ount'ly plate having trnnnions; ,fa Inonntinrgg fgnfov'id-v Iing'a vs'ulostantiallfy,rectilinear andgenerally inclinedpath adaptedtobetrafersedbyfthe- 'Y cable means for traversing; the trannieiisl in `said path, and cables rforvturningfthe triun-r nions 'through 4substantially onehundred and lng motion.V on Y y, e,

8. Rollover travers1ng-meehan1sm n for `means 1 foi-traversing @the trunnions inA Said path,y oablekmeans independent ofl thelength n o`f-the I path kfor turning fthey Vtrunnens f through. substantially one l ,hundred and eightyoircular degrees;'during'v .their traversing motion, mechanism operativelyyindef pendent ofY said cable means and adapted to 2oA t n n plunger'and' oyllnder adapted to operate the g -cable means andfcarriedfby angl. disposed 4in raise and to lower "said 'flnou/nting, and a i the plane foffnthe' mounting;

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'foo' 1 eghtykcircular degrees during their trai/1ers- WILFREDLEWIS.; l 

